We Rise Glasgow

Global Justice Now’s youth network is a space for young people to come together to share ideas and experiences and take action.Across the globe, the rich and powerful have used the economic crisis to strengthen themselves at the expense of the majority. Brexit has empowered the most conservative forces in society. And young people are bearing the brunt, faced with a life of debt, insecure employment and anxiety.The network exists to make sure that youth voices are part of global movements against corporate power, inequality, climate change and racism. Get involved if you want to help build a world in which people come before profit.

Global Justice Now Youth Network

Join Global Justice Youth for a day of inspiring speakers, creative workshops and movement building!

Glasgow Women's Library

We Rise is a free national gathering for anyone under 30. It’s a day of political education and creative workshops with a welcoming atmosphere whether you’re new to activism or not.<a href="https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/We-Rise-2024-Programme-v2-1.pdf" title="https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/We-Rise-2024-Programme-v2-1.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">View the full programme here</a>Looking around the world today, it would be easy to despair at various seemingly unconnected injustices – whether it’s neo-colonial wars, or the havoc wreaked by climate change, which is felt disproportionately by the global south. While these crises may initially appear unconnected, at their core is corporate power, inequality and the dispossession of communities from their land and resources.At We Rise we’ll hear from those on the frontlines of resistance in Uganda, where they are fighting the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and the Landless Workers' Movement (MST), the grassroots movement at the forefront of advocating for land reform and the rights of landless peasants in Brazil. We’ll also hear about the movement against shady corporate legal mechanisms deterring effective climate action and much more.Speakers include:🛢️❌ Diana Nabiruma, Anti-EACOP activist, Uganda🌱 Rafael Costa, Brazilian academic and landless movement solidarity activist🌐 Nick Dearden, Global Justice Now director✊🏽 Hajar Ibrahim, Edinburgh Uni Palestine Society🌟 Roza Salih, Migrant rights activist and SNP councillorAlso featuring:📓 Bustcard, radical zine collective<a href="https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/We-Rise-2024-Programme-v2-1.pdf" title="https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/We-Rise-2024-Programme-v2-1.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">View the full programme here</a> With sessions on Palestinian solidarity, climate justice, activist history, anti-colonial struggles, activist poster making, and international land justice.There are many avenues to engage in activism, from protests to writing articles to art. Come discover, connect with like-minded individuals, and work together to build a better world!*We Rise is an event for under 30's Travel subsidy policy:Travel subsidies are available for those traveling from outside Glasgow.If you're under 30 Global Justice Now will pay 50% of your fare, if your fare is £100 or less. With a minimum of a £10 personal contribution.Subsidies are available on a first come first serve basis, so please book your tickets and request a subsidy as soon as you can. We also encourage people to use a rail card if you can. Where possible, we also ask that you take the cheaper travel route if you are able to. The lower we keep costs; the more people we can support!We will refund you via bank transfers. You will need to send us your receipt and bank details (name, sort code + account number) by email.Jane will be in charge of organising travel subsidies, so contact them directly to send this information and if you have any questions (depending on circumstance we may be able to offer more support) 😊 jane.herbsritt@globaljustice.org.ukAccessibility:The venue is wheelchair accessible, there is a ramp at the main entrance and a lift inside the building to get to all floors. There is an accessible toilet. The Community Room is accessible via stairs and a lift, and there is an accessible toilet on the same floor. The Events Space is equipped with a hearing loop, We will also have a Welfare Officer present all day, they will ware a label so you can find them. However please let us know if you have any particular access requirements. We can provide more detailed information about the venue accessibility, just send any enquiries to sam.lund-harket@globaljustice.org.uk.Please also read our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HlhrYAJ05JTr0IuIsxhXkkIEdbXzSJcWZhcOy05Ofr0/edit?usp=sharing" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HlhrYAJ05JTr0IuIsxhXkkIEdbXzSJcWZhcOy05Ofr0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Intentional Spaces Policy</a>

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